NCSOFT said on the 14th that it will apply new technologies to the development of its new title "Cinder City" through a technology partnership with Microsoft (MS).
"Cinder City" is a new open-world tactical shooter being developed by NCSOFT's studio Bigfire Games, targeting release in the second half of next year. NCSOFT has showcased Cinder City as a playable demo at "G-Star 2025," which runs through the 16th.
"Cinder City" plans to enhance the user experience by leveraging Microsoft Azure's cloud infrastructure and optimization solutions based on "Azure OpenAI," using technologies such as ▲ non-player character (NPC) behavior modeling ▲ content recommendations ▲ real-time load balancing (Load Balancing·부하 분산).
Bae Jae-hyun, CEO of Bigfire Games, said, "We expect global expansion of 'Cinder City' through Azure's game-optimized technical stability and infrastructure," and added, "We will create strategic synergy not only in game development but also in operations and marketing."